Details for Mial Scurlock

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5403007582

Data

Marker Number 7582
Atlas Number 5403007582
Marker Title Mial Scurlock
Index Entry Scurlock, Mial
Address
City Geneva
County Sabine
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; pioneers; military topics
Marker Year 1983
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text (b. 1809) and his brother William Scurlock (1807-85) left their Mississippi home in 1834 to settle in Texas, then a part of Mexico. That same year they received a land grant here in the Sabine District and, with their slaves, began farming the site. The following year, when disputes between Texas settlers and Mexico resulted in the Texas Revolution, the Scurlocks joined the Texas army at San Augustine. Mial participated in the Siege of Bexar and in the Battle of the Alamo, where he was killed on March 6, 1836, in the defense of his adopted land.